Across the vast, boundless sea, many Sea Soul Masters knew of Sea God Island, but Dawn Island, not far from it, was scarcely known.
At some unknown point, two enormous cocoons had appeared before the Rakshasa Temple on Dawn Island, one black and gold, the other black and red.
As time passed, tiger roars and phoenix cries rang out from the black-and-gold and black-and-red cocoons.
The next moment, a white tiger and a phoenix tore through the cocoons and leaped out.
More precisely, they were a monstrous tiger with black-and-gold markings and a black phoenix wreathed in black-and-red flames.
"Skree!"
The blackflame phoenix circled overhead, shrieking, before finally landing on the ground.
Then, amid flickering black-and-red light, the blackflame phoenix transformed into a handsome young man with a black-and-red mohawk hairstyle and a tall, well-proportioned build.
The young man held out his hands and examined them, then looked down at his belly. An evil, alluring smile immediately spread across his face. "Hehehe, I'm slim! I really am slim! I wonder if I've become pretty like Third Brother."
As he spoke, he took out a small mirror and began inspecting his reflection.
The man in the mirror had a slightly heroic face, swordlike brows, a nose as though carved by a blade, and deep, lively eyes. The faint curve of his lips made him look especially handsome.
"Not bad. Not bad at all."
Muttering to himself, the young man stroked his cheek, then put away the little mirror.
Just then, he suddenly heard booming sounds nearby.
He turned to look and saw a black-and-gold white tiger relentlessly bombarding a black mountain.
Boom, boom, boom!
The black-and-gold flames around the white tiger grew increasingly dense, spreading outward and bathing the surroundings in red as they engulfed the entire black mountain.
**Boom, boom,